REVEALED: Harvey Weinstein accuser and #MeToo figurehead Asia Argento ‘paid $380k to young actor who accused her of sexually assaulting him in a hotel room when he was just 17 and claims the ordeal wrecked his career’
- Argento was one of the first actresses to accuse disgraced Miramax producer Weinstein of sexual assault in October last year
- In November, she received a notice to sue from ex child actor Jimmy Bennett
- It accused her of sexually assaulting him in a California hotel in 2013, when he was 17 and she was 37. Californian age of consent is 18
Harvey Weinstein accuser and #MeToo figurehead Asia Argento secretly paid off a former child star who accused her of sexually assaulting him when he was 17, according to a new report.
Argento, who was dating celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain before his death, was one of the first actresses to accuse disgraced Miramax producer Weinstein of sexual assault in October last year.
Yet just a month later, she received a notice to sue from actor Jimmy Bennett’s lawyers who accused her of sexually assaulting him in a California hotel in 2013, when he was 17 and she was 37. Californian age of consent is 18.
Harvey Weinstein accuser and #MeToo figurehead Asia Argento secretly paid off a former child star who accused her of sexually assaulting him when he was 17, according to a new report
Newly released documents, first obtained by the New York Times, reveal that she settled the claim out of court for $380,000.
The notice was sent to Anthony Bourdain’s lawyer, Richard Hofstetter, who was representing Argento at the time. In it, Bennett’s lawyers claimed the sexual assault was so traumatizing that it had affected their client’s acting career.

Argento, who was dating celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain before his death, was one of the first actresses to accuse disgraced Miramax producer Weinstein of sexual assault in October last year
Argento has not responded to The Times’ request for comment.
Bennett, now 22, played Argento’s son in The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things in 2004 when he was just seven years old.
The pair have met up again on several occasions over the years and often refer to each other as mother and son on social media.
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